*REVISED 4/2/24
**Submission instructions found at the bottom of the page
***SELF-TAPE DEADLINE: 9AM SUNDAY 4/7/24
NON-UNION INDUSTRIAL
Project: C4B Gambling Intervention
Client: Department of Psychiatry at Yale University
Production Company: Moving Pictures
Executive Producer: Darlene Scirpo
Casting Director: Johanna Tacadena, CSA
Casting Assistant: Julianna Austin
Shoot Date: (see role)
Location: CT (see role)
Usage: non-broadcast, web + mobile app (full buyout in perpetuity)
Rates: (see role)
STORYLINE:
A non-broadcast, mobile-app-based, video and audio-based addiction-therapy program to be used as part of a multi-year, closed, patient study. Yale University Dept. of Psychology, supported by the Mohegan Tribe of CT, will create a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) digital intervention mobile app aimed at expanding treatment options for individuals suffering from problem gambling, giving them skills and techniques to treat their gambling addiction.
SEEKING:
[BEATRICE]
Black woman identifying, 60-70 years old. Seasoned actor with range and EXCELLENT MEMORIZATION SKILLS for on-camera and voice-over reenactments of real life/situational scenes. PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS A SMOKING ROLE. TALENT MAY BE REQUIRED TO USE NON-TOBACCO OR HERBAL PROP-CIGARETTES AS WELL AS WORK WITH A PET (CAT OR DOG). Talent must state their comfort level with smoking and pets in their self-tapes. Beatrice is a grandmother with a gambling problem. Trying to escape from her depression and grief from her husband’s death, Beatrice gambles to escape, enjoying the social aspect and the energizing, electric atmosphere of being in the casino. However, this has negatively affected her physical and mental health and has strained her relationships with her daughter and others as she’s had to borrow money due to financial problems. This role appears in 12 videos (8 testimonial/teleprompter and 4 dialogue/memorized scenes), total screen time under 30 mins. CASTING IS ONLY SEEKING TALENT BASED IN NEW ENGLAND, THE TRISTATE AREA AND MASSACHUSETTS… (lead)
RATES/LOCATIONS/DATES:
- $400/4 hrs (rehearsal + fitting in New Haven, CT), afternoon hours- date tbd
- $1,200/10 hrs (Day 1 full day in Enfield, CT) shoots 5/23 or 5/29
- $600/5 hrs (Day 2 half day in Ellington, CT) shoots 5/24 or 5/30
- $120/hr (Day 3 short day in Southern CT) shoots in June or July- city and date tbd
- includes hotel + meal stipends (overnights only) + reimbursement for public transport or car service/rental (only if traveling over 1 hour and if approved in advance)
- all sessions are +10% (not applied to reimbursements)
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: DEADLINE: 9AM SUNDAY, 4/7/24
- Please use the landscape format when filming, use a simple background, make sure you are well lit and in focus and your audio is clear, with no background noise where your voice is well heard.
- Wardrobe is casual, no make-up whatsoever and hair is untidy.
- Please, review your playback to ensure you’ve met these filming requirements.
- SUBMIT 3 SEPARATE TAPES
TAPE #1- SLATE
1. State name, agency, pronouns, location base, union status. PLEASE DO NOT RECORD ANY CONTACT INFO.
2. State your Covid vaccination and booster status.
3. State if you are willing to use non-tobacco or herbal prop cigarettes.
4. State if you are allergic to cats or dogs and if not, state if are you willing to work with pets.
5. State your teleprompter skill level (beginner, intermediate or advanced)
6. State, “I agree to the full buyout and in perpetuity terms”.
7. Label file: C4B_Full Name
TAPE #2- TESTIMONIAL (click here to download script)
1. Please use a teleprompter app.
2. Framing is close-up, top of head to chest.
3. Position the app as close as possible to the lens and look straight into camera.
4. Label file: C4B_Scene 1_Full Name
TAPE # 3- DIALOGUE (click here to download script)
1. Please memorize lines.
2. Framing is close-up, top of head to chest.
3. Look off-camera at an angle where we can see your eyes.
4. Use a reader, if at all possible.
5. Label file: C4B_Scene 2_Full Name
- Send all files via WETRANSFER and include your headshot, resume and reels (if available)
- WRITE YOUR REP CONTACT INFO IN THE NOTES
- Email to: johanna@tcreativescasting.com
- Subject line: C4B